2. Are you a member of the Reading Club?

　　　 What other clubs do you want to join?

　　　 Ss: I want to join Swimming/Drawing/Chess/Drama Club…

1. How many subjects do you learn? What are they?

　　　 Ss: Chinese, English, Math, History, PE, Geography, Science…

2.　　　 How to write ‘My ideal school’.

Teaching preparation:

recorder and computer

Teaching steps:

Step I. Lead-in

　　 Revise how to show surprise while saying.

　　 Revise the grammar of the whole unit.

Step II. Pre-task

　　 Questions:

1.　　　 How to know about what people like and dislike.

3.　　　 Learn to write ‘My ideal school’.

Teaching difficulties and importance:

2.　　　 Learn to make a timetable according to the questionnaire.

1.　　　 Learn how to finish the questionnaire with personal information.

2. Read the dialogue and the sentences in right intonations

Period 9　 Main task

Teaching aims and demands:

1. Make a new dialogue about different schools.

2.　　　 Showing surprise.

Teaching preparation:

recorder

Teaching steps:

Step I. Lead-in

Review something about Beijing Sunshine Secondary School, Woodland School and Rocky Mountain High School.

Step II. Pre-task

T: How many Grade 8 classes are there at our school?

S: (There are 8.)

T: How many classmates do you have?

S: (There are 48.)

T: How many Computer Studies lessons do you have each week?

S: (I have two.)

T: …

Step III. While-task

Task 1 T: We have 8 Grade 8 classes, 48 classmates and two Computer Studies each week. But what about John and Daniel?

Listen to the tape and answer:

　 How many Grade 8 classes are there at Daniel’s/John’s school?

　 Whose school has more Grade 8 classes?

　 How many classmates does Daniel/John have?

　 Who has fewer classmates?

　 How many Computer Studies lessons does Daniel/John have each week?

　 Who has the most Computer Studies lessons?

Task 2 　Listen again and read after it.

　　　　 Practice the dialogue and act it.(4 pairs)

　　　　 Make new dialogues and act them.(4 pairs)

Task 3 　A dialogue.

　　　　 Laura is Amy and Sandy’s classmate. She is good at playing

　basketball. But she hurt her leg on Monday. Let’s listen to the tape and answer:

　　　 Where does she have to stay for a month?

　　　 How long can’t she play basketball?

　　　 Point out: can=be able to　

　　 　Tell the differences between them.

Task 4　 Listen again and read after it. (Pay attention to the pronunciation.)

　　　　 Practice the dialogue and act it.

　　　　 Explain how to show surprise while speaking.

Task 5 　Finish Part B on Page 34.

　　　　 According to the rule to finish Part B.

　　　　 Listen to the tape and check their answers.(Teach: monkey, news)

　　　　 Listen and read the sentences in right intonations.

　　　　 Practice reading the sentences more.

Step V. Homework